Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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